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Answer for the clue "The roughness of a substance that causes abrasions ", 12 letters:
abrasiveness

Word definitions for abrasiveness in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions [syn: harshness , scratchiness ] the quality of being sharply disagreeable

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the property or quality of being abrasive

Usage examples of abrasiveness.

His hands smoothed over her back, pushing up the shirt as they swept with warm abrasiveness across her soft skin.

She could feel the abrasiveness of his wiry hair against her bareness where they touched, the scent of the liniment becoming as potent as perfume as they kissed wildly, and she wondered at the depth of her own love for him.